MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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